Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Book Addiction

The signs that you are addicted
to Books.

I realized the other day that I
am addicted to books. It is a common vice, shared by many but not yet
recognized by the American Medical Association. I feel that if they were to
look at it they would agree with me. Book Addiction is a serious disease. Here
are the common symptoms.

1.You
buy books that you never get around to reading. You know when you buy it you probably won’t.
But you can’t stop yourself.

2.You
are constantly on the lookout for that next great thing. That book that you can
fall in love with and recommend to all your friends

3.You
always read the book before going to see the movie. You don’t want the movie to
spoil the book.

4.You
have more than one E-Reader. (I have three, I had a Sony, went to Kindle because
of the larger selection. Someone gave me an old nook that I can’t through away).

5.You
think bookshelves with paper type books are an important furniture feature in
your home.

6.You
give books as gifts, especially to your children and grandchildren. Then are
surprised when they don’t love them as much as you did.

7.You
have always thought you could write a novel, maybe even tried it a time or two.

8.You
have been known to read the back of Cereal boxes because you can’t sit still
without reading something. (You know you
have it bad when you find yourself editing the back of cereal boxes. “I would
have said it like this” or “That is grammatically incorrect.”)

9.You
can cite the difference between a Regency and Victorian Romance, or between a
Space Opera and an Epic Fantasy

10.You
think the smell of an old book is better than the smell of a new car.